NEW PAPER! We know that lead exposure is bad, but where is it all coming from? We show that used lead-acid battery recycling is likely much more important than previously thought - perhaps 1/3 of exposure in LMICs. LINK: www.cgdev.org/publication/... w/ @theomitchell1.bsky.social & James Hu

New blog out with @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social! We estimate how many children need oral chelation medicine for severe lead poisoning - including more than a million in India alone. www.cgdev.org/blog/million...

@eeshani.bsky.social on populism and poverty! www.cgdev.org/blog/populis...

If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you: Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. www.cgdev.org/event/first-...

Matt is often right but I think he's wrong to say US aid for girl's education is not valuable, here's why www.cgdev.org/blog/why-us-...

we need to do much better on loan transparency www.cgdev.org/blog/publish...

🚨 Attention all Pb (lead) researchers and enthusiasts*! 🚨 Mark your calendars for June 3-4 - the dates of the Center for Global Development's inaugural Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure! *Enthusiastic should be directed at *mitigating* lead, but this probably goes without saying